haters

seriously, does this surprise anyone? jeter is easily a great player, he makes a ton of money, has led a team to multiple rings and, most importantly, gets all the girls he wants - this is nothing but the other players seeing green. whatever - in the words of kanye: "if they hate, then let them hate and watch the money pile up - the good life"

Jeter voted most overrated player in Sports Illustrated poll

When you think about Derek Jeter's career in pinstripes, four-time World Series champion, World Series MVP, eight-time All-Star and captain are all labels that may come to mind immediately. But when several players in the majors thought about Jeter, they slapped him with another tag: Overrate
In a Sports Illustrated survey of 495 Major League Baseball players in its June 23 issue, Jeter was voted the most overrated with 10% of the vote. Struggling Giants lefthander Barry Zito was second at 9%, while Alex Rodriguez and Red Sox outfielder J.D. Drew were tied for third with 7%. Mets third baseman David Wright and Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis tied for fourth at 4%.
Being named the most overrated player in baseball by some of his peers didn't stop Jeter from going 2-for-3 Thursday and scoring the decisive run in the Yankees' 2-1 win over the Padres, completing a three-game sweep and extending the Bombers' winning streak to seven.
When the Daily News informed Jeter of the survey results, he shunned it altogether.
"I don't want to hear about it," Jeter told The News. "I don't want to hear about it, I don't want to talk about it. All negative stuff I don't want to talk about."

supercool

went to see r.e.m. last night at the garden, what a great show! it was sort of my first real introduction to their catalog, as i've only really followed their big hits, but it was awesome. of course, i loved hearing the songs that i know, but some of my favorites to see were drive, fall on me and the single from the new album, supersonic something. michael stipes was fun to watch, he is definitely less talkative/charismatic than bono but he moves a lot more, which sort of to me, just showed how much he enjoys his own music. it really just showed his passion for the music.... and it was just fun to watch his interesting moves. he also says supercool a lot and said "thank you very much" after almost every single song. they also sang a song i'd never heard called "leaving new york" which was just almost too much for me to listen to in my current state of immiment departure. still, they've got a new fan in me!

i'm no doctor

but it is possible that i'm developing carpal tunnel. it's interesting, because i don't spend THAT much time on a keyboard, but i've had a serious pain in my left wrist for like 3 days now. augh - i'm too old...

on that note, i had the funniest convo with two sales girls at muji - one of them pointed at my jade pendant and asked if it was chinese. i said i think so, i got it in chinatown like 15 years ago. she goes, wow, i was 5 then. and i said, so you're 20... you're just a kid. she turned to her checkout friend and said - did i just get that, really? (in my mind, i just thought, dude, you brought it up....) and that one laughs and says something, followed by yeah, i'm 18. 18. i just walked out the door... and promptly got soaked to the bone on my way home - literally walked through a heavy downpour, until i was as wet as jumping in a pool, but it was fun!!

signing off

it's a complete and utter shock that tim russert is gone. i caught the abc breaking news cut-in and was literally flabbergasted - how could a journalist that good, that young, suddenly not be here? immediately after hearing about it, i just thought: not before the elections, that's tragic for him and for this country - REALLY. everyone remembers him for the white board, that was just one way that he was able to distill complex political issues into comprehensible ideas. everyone has been sharing little tidbits about his life and personality, and truly, it just seems like the business (and of course, his family) lost a passionate, intelligent, deeply human person. to see such professional journalists choke up and still be able to talk about their friend and boss was so moving, what they must be feeling...

take two

i'm loving the current renewal of interest in 80s n early 90s era tv shows/cartoons - basically shows that were popular when i was a kid... but, some of them freak me out because they've been reimagined - baby sitters' club, tmnt, even transformers. another case in point:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/business/media/11cartoons.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

whose boo?

there are so many girls that would die to hear those words from this man:

http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/24170636.html

s**** & giggles

first things first - this one's for you, b.g. ;)

whew, it has been a whirlwind couple of weeks - a few in india, a day in amsterdam and then, lovely days in the city with friends. india was wonderful, i learned how to drive a manual car - no, i didn't kill anyone and yes, i did manage to dodge cows in the street. i also was lucky to visit one of the major temples in india with my aunt's family, it was a beautiful and meaningful trip. amsterdam - loved walking around, and no, didn't visit "the district" or one of the cafes - saving those for travels with friends! and finally, some great weekends with friends in new york - the above title refers to a hilarious and often personal conversation with a few friends at blockheads, accompanied by margaritas - here's to many more of those.

lastly, a big congrats to a. & s. for tying the knot this weekend in philly - what a true honor to see your wishes and prayers from freshman year come to life. also, if anyone is looking for a good time in philly, grab an outdoor seat at continental midtown about 11 on a saturday night - guaranteed entertainment!!!